Kenya’s Asbel Rutto destroyed the race course record at the 39th edition of the Acea Run Rome The Marathon held on Sunday (17) in Rome, Italy.
The 22 year-old who was making his third appearance over the distance, came to this race with the fastest time on paper of 2:06.23 that he got last year at the International Mersin Marathon, where he took the silver medal.
Rutto who braved the humid weather led a 1 -2-3 Kenyan podium finish as he erased the old course record of 2:06.48 that had been set two years ago by Ethiopia’s Fikre Bekele with a new course time of 2:06.23.
Rutto who cut off over three minutes from his previous personal best, was followed in second a distant latter by Brian Kipsang in 2:07.55 with Sila Kiptoo sealing the podium in 2:08.08.
Reuben Narry and Isaac Cheluko made sure that Kenyans took all the top five positions when they came home in fourth and fifth place in respective time of 2:09.09 and 2:09.24,
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